WILLIAM GAYGay, WilliamHeight: 5-10 Weight: 190 Born: January 1, 1985 Tallahassee, FL High School: James S. Richards (Tallahassee, FL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 2004 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 2005 | Louisville | Lettered |
| 2006 | Louisville | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (170th overall) 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2007 PIT NFL | 22 | CB | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2008 PIT NFL | 22 | RCB | 16 | 4 |
| 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL | 22 | RCB | 16 | 14 |
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2010 PIT NFL | 22 | RCB-FS | 16 | 4 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL | 22 | LCB | 16 | 15 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 22 | RCB | 16 | 15 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 22 | LCB-RCB | 16 | 11 |
| 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2014 PIT NFL | 22 | LCB-RCB | 16 | 13 |
| 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL | 22 | LCB | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2016 PIT NFL | 22 | LCB-RCB | 16 | 9 |
| 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2017 PIT NFL | 22 | RCB | 16 | 0 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 176 | 101 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/2007 | 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2007 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 7/23/2007 | 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2007 PIT NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 3/5/2010 | 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 4/16/2010 | 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2010 PIT NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 7/26/2011 | 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2010 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 8/4/2011 | 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2012 | 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 3/25/2012 | 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL |
| Released | 3/1/2013 | 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL |
| Signed | 3/4/2013 | 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2016 | 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 3/9/2016 | 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2016 PIT NFL |
| Released | 3/14/2018 | 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2017 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 4/5/2018 | 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL |
| Released | 9/2/2018 | 2018 New York Giants (NFL)2018 NYG NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 1029 | 0 | 0.0 | 1003 | 93.0 | 26 | 5.4 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 1030 | 0 | 0.0 | 910 | 85.0 | 120 | 25.2 |
| 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2014 PIT NFL | 985 | 0 | 0.0 | 858 | 86.7 | 127 | 27.3 |
| 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL | 1128 | 0 | 0.0 | 1065 | 96.0 | 63 | 14.2 |
| 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2016 PIT NFL | 879 | 0 | 0.0 | 844 | 80.7 | 35 | 7.9 |
| 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2017 PIT NFL | 268 | 0 | 0.0 | 268 | 27.2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5319 | 0 | 4948 | 371 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2014 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2008 PIT NFL | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21t | 1 |
| 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2014 PIT NFL | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 52t | 3 |
| 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 23t | 1 |
| 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2016 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2017 PIT NFL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 194 | 14.9 | 52t | 5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2007 PIT NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2010 PIT NFL | 2.0 | 15.0 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2016 PIT NFL | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7.0 | 48.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2007 PIT NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2017 PIT NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2007 PIT NFL | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2008 PIT NFL | 41 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL | 78 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2010 PIT NFL | 48 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2014 PIT NFL | 69 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2016 PIT NFL | 58 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2017 PIT NFL | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 571 | 534 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 87 | 1 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2007 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2008 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2009 PIT NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2010 PIT NFL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2011 PIT NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2012 ARI NFL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2013 PIT NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2014 PIT NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2015 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)2016 PIT NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 Pittsburgh Steelers2017 PIT NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 36 | 11 | 25 | 241 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
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